Lake Greenwood is located near the towns of Greenwood and Ninety Six, about an hour to the northwest of Columbia and around forty-five minutes to the southeast of Greenville. The waters of the Saluda and Reedy Rivers come fromthe northwest and feed into Lake Greenwood, which was created between 1935 and 1940 with the construction of Buzzard’s Roost Dam.
Lake Greenwood has 212 miles of shoreline and 11,400 surface acres of water, and today it is owned by Greenwood County. A relatively shallow lake, Lake Greenwood averages 18 feet deep and is 60 feet deep at its deepest point. The Greenwood County Lake Management Department controls permitting, camping, upkeep and maintenance on the lake, and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources helps to manage the fishery resource.
Fishermen target Lake Greenwood’s healthy populations of largemouth and now spotted bass, black and white crappie, bream and catfish, and channel and flathead catfish. DNR also stocks striped bass in the lake, although not in the quantities which they put into Lake Murray, Clarks Hill and other major striper fisheries. White bass are also present in Greenwood, although they are increasingly being displaced by the white perch population. The most significant forage fish on Lake Greenwood are threadfin and gizzard shad.Read More
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Lake Greenwood water levels remain high at 439.13 (full pool is 440.0) and the water is relatively clear; once the lake gets this full it generally stays clear even when there is rain.Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees.
The Outdoor Dream Foundation Benefit Tournament is on Lake Greenwood this weekend, and veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda
Morning surface water temperatures are about 79 inshore around Hilton Head.
With persistent winds this past week Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports that they have mostly been stuck inshore, but with a lot different things going on inside they have still been catching a mixed bag of species.
Morning surface water temperatures are about 80 degrees around Beaufort.
The cobia are presumably still around, and Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) notes that some scattered reports from anchored-up bait fishermen indicate that they are still feeding.
Lake Russell water levels are up to 474.80 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake remains very clear.Morning surface water temperatures are up to the lower 80s.
Even though the catch rates are goodbass fishing on Lake Russell,Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
Lake Keowee is at 98.9% of full pool and clarity is normal.Water temperatures have slowly climbed into the low 80s this past week over most of the lake, with mid-80s around the power plant.
As water temperatures nudged up this week the bass on Lake Keowee continued to transition into summer patterns, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 330.62 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is mostly clear.Morning surface water temperatures are around 82 degrees.
Inshore surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are around 80 degrees first thing, and water clarity remains very high in both rivers with no rains.
Even though the dolphin fishing has slowed down, the most exciting fishing can still sometimes be offshore.There was a break in the wind Tuesday and Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (843-513-0143) was able to get offshore
Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s and the lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.
Two weeks ago tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria and his brother caught a 20-pound sack to win a CATT event, but if anything the Lake Monticello bass fishing has gotten even better since then.
Lake Hartwell water levels are still very high at 661.44 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake remains clear.Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s.
The hybrid and striped bass on Lake Hartwell are still in the same general areas, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports
Lake Wateree is at 97.6% of full pool and after recent rains the lake is getting stained.Morning surface water temperatures have risen to about 82 degrees.
Out on the water right now going after catfish, Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports
Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool but lake levels have generally been fluctuating up and down.Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s to lower 80s.
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for bass fishing on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.85 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around full in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).The water remains clear and morning surface temperatures are around 80.
There’s no doubt that catfish have provided the most exciting action on Santee for the last week or two, and the fishing has gotten so good that Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) has
Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s around Murrells Inlet.
Baisch Boys Bait and Tackle (843-651-1915) has regular and jumbo mud minnows, live shrimp, fiddler crabs, live sand fleas, blood worms, fresh head-on shrimp, and a full range of frozen baits.
It continues to be a better year for flounder, and Captain Jay Baisch reports
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.12 (full pool is 360.00) and the water is generally relatively clear with a green algae tint.Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the upper 70s.
It’s not what you would expect at this time of year, but tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports
Lake Keowee is at 98.8% of full pool and clarity is normal.Water temperatures remain in the upper 70s to low 80s over most of the lake.
With water temperatures still about the same there has not been a great deal of change in the bass fishing on Lake Keowee this week, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
Lake Keowee is at 98.9% of full pool and clarity is normal.Water temperatures continue to rise on Lake Keowee with low 80s now present over most of the lake; the coolest temperatures can be found near the Jocassee dam.
Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.31 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake remains very clear.Morning surface water temperatures are up to the lower 80s.
The herring bite is winding down on Lake Russell if it’s not already effectively over, but Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) reports that nonetheless the bass
Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.57 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.45 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5).The water is clear and morning surface temperatures are in the low 80s.
All that talk about the lakes not being very hot just last week seems like a very long time ago, but Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports that bass
Lake Hartwell water levels are still very high at 661.32 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake remains clear.Morning surface water temperatures have shot up to 81 degrees.
In less than a week the water temperatures on Lake Hartwell shot up 7 or 8 degrees, but Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports
Inshore surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are up to 76 degrees, rising to 80 plus in the afternoons. Water clarity remains very high in both rivers with no rains.
With really strong tides this week it’s been a little harder find clear water for trout fishing, but Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (843-513-0143) reports
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 331.28 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is pretty clear for the most part.Morning surface water temperatures have shot up to 82 degrees.
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.08 (full pool is 360.00) and the water is relatively clear.Surface water temperatures in the morning are around 80 degrees.
Right now the striped bass on Lake Murray are keying on spawning threadfin shad, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports
